on mother's day this year, 41-years-old barbara odanaka did something most mother don't do. She went skateboarding. However, this is not unusual for babara. she first started skateboarding. when she was 10 years old.
When barbara first learned to skateboard,she had many girlfriends who enjoyed it, too. As they got older, most of the girls didn't skateboard anymore, except for barbara. She practiced every day and joined a skateboard team, too. Later on, when Barbara was in high school, she started running and joined her high school's track team. As a result she didn't have time to skateboard anymore. in fact, she stopped skateboarding for about 25 years!
Year later, Barbara and her husband, paul , had a son. Barbara wanted to exercise after her son was born, but she was not sure what kind of exercise to do. Then, when Barbara was 35 year old, Paul gave her a special gift. It was a new skateboard! Barbara decided to try skateboarding again. She really enjoyed it and wanted to meet other women who enjoyed skateboarding, too. So, she started the international society of skateboarding Moms. she stated her club online.It is a club for women who love to skateboard. the international society of skateboarding moms encourages all women to skateboard, not just mother. Today, Barbara club has about 70 members. The clue members come from different countries around the world, including Argentina, France ,Canada, Australia,Denmark and the Netherlands. on mother's day, Barbara skateboard in California with about 18 club members. The oldest member of their group is Liz Bevigton, who is 80 year old! Barbara Odanaka is not only a great skateboarder, but she is also a writer. she writes children's books. Of course one of her favorite book is " skateboard mom " a story about a boy whose mom uses his skateboard.